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Godwin-Emefiele-2023-presidential-ambition Godwin Emefiele – Central Bank Governor is in trouble for allegedly politicizing the institution over his 2023 ambition. The group a Benue-based group under the aegis of Reform Nigeria Now (RNN), noted that Emefiele’s act of politicizing the CBN has been taken to a “dangerous degree.” The RNN group …

•Eyebrow on provision that ministers should resign to contest for office •INEC to get list of candidates Aug. 18 President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to reject the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022, it was learnt yesterday. Sources said those pushing against presidential assent to the bill anchor their …

 The plea bargain talks between former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Professor Adedibu Ojerinde and the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission (ICPC) failed on Tuesday. Ojerinde was arraigned on July 6 on an 18-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, in which he was accused among …

The member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor, has reaffirmed his resolve to invest in the education sector for the benefit of his Ogoni people. The lawmaker who spoke in an interview , said education remains the bedrock of development and would rather …

Rochas Okorocha, Senator representing Imo West senatorial district. A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to desist from taking any further action against the former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, over alleged N5.7bn fraud. The court …

Transport Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi cannot run for the 2023 presidency if zoned to the South-East despite being an Igbo in blood and spirit. The South-East Patriots stated this during a political programme on AIT. The leader of the patriots, Mr Obunike Ohaegbu, said Amaechi is from South-South and not …

Oyo State Government has sealed off Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc offices in the state for disconnecting electricity supply to the state secretariat. The company said the state went ahead to shut its office despite that it was owing it N450 million over three years. The Chief Operating Officer of …

As part of efforts towards implementing the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) engages Lagos State stakeholders to establish a sustainable collaboration adequately needed for a viable digital ecosystem in the country. The engagement program ‘Creating Boundaries and Breaking Boundaries: Towards Digitalisation …

Armed bandits, Wednesday morning, killed a divisional police officer, A. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section of Jibia town. Multiple sources revealed that the bandits arrived at the area around 3 a.m. and laid siege to it for three hours, despite …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Rivers State Command on Monday paraded 19 suspected dealers of illegal oil bunkering activities arrested in different parts of the state. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Abu Tambuwal, who paraded the suspects in Port Harcourt, said the command in the course of …